Henrico County, Virginia is an area of significant political diversity. As a part of the greater Richmond metropolitan area, the county is host to numerous representatives in both state and federal government positions. Within the county, politics are focused on local issues such as education and infrastructure, as well as public safety initiatives. Henrico County is home to several elected bodies, including the County Board of Supervisors and School Board. These boards are responsible for supporting and funding various initiatives that benefit citizens throughout the county. Additionally, citizens also can elect representatives to their local legislative district to advocate for community interests at the state level. Henrico County remains actively involved in local politics as citizens continually strive to create an effective government that serves its populace fairly.
The political climate in Henrico County, VA is strongly liberal.
In Henrico County, VA 63.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henrico county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.6% to 34.6%.
Henrico county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henrico County, VA is strongly liberal.
Richmond Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Virginia is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Henrico, Virginia: R r D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Henrico County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,748 contributions totaling $4,033,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,983 contributions totaling $2,692,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $450 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)